The camp, the community days and the meals — what each one is, who it is for, and what it costs to attend. The answer to the last one is always nothing.
A one-day camp for boys and girls aged 8–14 at HACC's Evans Physical Education Center in Harrisburg, 9am to 3pm. Campers rotate through skills groups — shooting, passing, rebounding — then break for life-skills sessions on nutrition, leadership and money. The 2023 edition was the 21st consecutive year and drew more than 100 children; the 2026 edition drew more than 100 again.
What happens at campA free neighbourhood celebration in Edgemont, Susquehanna Township — the park Franklin played in as a child and paid $42,000 to renovate in 2021. Past editions have included free food, ice cream, horseback riding, bounce houses, a magician, face painting, basketball and card tournaments, educational exhibits, a penny candy store, free haircuts from local barbershops and music.
Read the storyThanksgiving turkeys handed out free across Harrisburg. The sixth annual giveaway ran one day across four locations — Edgemont Fire Hall, the Boys & Girls Club on Hanover Street, the Nativity School and Music Man Entertainment — from noon to 2pm.
Who backs itThe foundation works with AMIRACLE 4 Sure to serve hot meals and bring resources to the lot where many of Harrisburg's homeless residents live. After a Globetrotters game at the Giant Center, Franklin and several players spent one of their few days off the road serving food there.
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